GMAT考试写作指导:Issue写作范文六
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6.  The speaker here defines success simply as the ability to choose how to spend
one's life. Under this definition, people who have the freedom to do whatever they want
at any time they choose would presumably be the most successful ones, while those
who have no such freedom would be the biggest failures. Viewing the definition in this
light reveals three serious problems with it.
      The chief problem with this definition of success is that by the definition nearly
all people would be regarded as failures. The reason for this is simple. Most people have
extremely limited choices in what they can do and when they can do it. In other words,
unrestricted freedom of choice is a luxury only a few people—perhaps a handful of
tyrannical dictators and ultra-wealthy individuals—can afford.
      Secondly1, people who have a high degree of freedom in choosing their lifestyle
often acquire it through means that would not earn them the accolade2 of being
successful. For example, lottery3 winners or people who inherit a great deal of money
may be able to spend their life in any way they choose, but few people would regard
them as successful merely due to their financial fortune.
      A third reason this definition of success is unacceptable is that it repudiates4 some
of our basic intuitions about success. For most people, success is related to achievement.
The more you achieve, the more successful you are; conversely, the less you achieve the
less successful you are. Defining success in terms of freedom of choice ignores this
intuition.
      In sum, the proposed definition of success is far too limiting, and it belies5 our
intuition about the concept. I think that most people would agree with me that success is 
better defined in terms of the attainment6 of goals.


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1 secondly cjazXx     
adv.第二,其次
参考例句:
  • Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二,动脑筋提出自己的见解。
  • Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次,需要确定所作用的载荷。
2 accolade EyDzB     
n.推崇备至,赞扬
参考例句:
  • Four restaurants have been awarded the highest accolade of a three-star rating.四家餐馆获授予三星级餐馆的最高荣誉称号。
  • The Nobel prize has become the ultimate accolade in the sciences.诺贝尔奖已成为科学界的最高荣誉。
3 lottery 43MyV     
n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事
参考例句:
  • He won no less than £5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
  • They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。
4 repudiates 55824d61bf22745cdbfbcb96c639e02a     
v.(正式地)否认( repudiate的第三人称单数 );拒绝接受;拒绝与…往来;拒不履行(法律义务)
参考例句:
  • It is in this sense that Comte repudiates empiricism. 正是从这个意义上说,孔德抛弃了经验主义。 来自辞典例句
5 belies adc6923ddc035ffa328eef4f66df520a     
v.掩饰( belie的第三人称单数 );证明(或显示)…为虚假;辜负;就…扯谎
参考例句:
  • His appearance belies him. 他的外貌给人以假象。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • The modesty of their home belies their great wealth. 他们简朴的家使人们看不出他们拥有巨额财富。 来自辞典例句
6 attainment Dv3zY     
n.达到,到达;[常pl.]成就,造诣
参考例句:
  • We congratulated her upon her attainment to so great an age.我们祝贺她高寿。
  • The attainment of the success is not easy.成功的取得并不容易。
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